Cowpens man, 25, charged in death of his father

Thursday

Jan 3, 2013 at 10:24 AM

A 25-year-old Cowpens man has been charged with murder in the death of his father.

From staff reports

A 25-year-old Cowpens man has been charged with murder in the death of his father.Jason Eric Bishop, 25, of 115 Gore Drive, is being held at the Spartanburg County jail while awaiting a bond hearing.At about 8 p.m. Wednesday, a woman was driving near the intersection of Peachtree and Mountainview roads when she heard a man calling for help. The woman told a younger man at the scene that she had called 911, and the younger man fled on foot, according to a Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office incident report.When deputies and first-responders arrived, they found Vaughn Eugene Bishop, 65, sitting upright in the driver's seat of a green 1997 Chevy pickup. The older Bishop did not appear to be breathing and had blood around his left eye and nose, the report states.Vaughn Bishop was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.Deputies began looking for the younger Bishop, who they located a few hours later walking along Highway 221 near the Lake Blalock bridge.According to a statement from the sheriff's office, Jason Bishop was arrested without incident. The sheriff's office reports that Jason Bishop admitted to investigators that he and his father got into a verbal argument, which escalated into the physical assault on his father.Check GoUpstate.com later for more on this developing story.